Flyweight · “Ulka”

Yuta Sasaki

24-10-2 UFC 4-5-0
5'10"Height
71"Reach
SouthpawStance
36Age
0KO wins
4Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:09Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.16
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.5
Striking accuracy41.4%
Striking defense50.0%
Takedowns / 15 min3.03
Takedown accuracy43.3%
Takedown defense41.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.16
Control time20.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
December 20, 2014 vs Leandro Issa — 0.87/min (L) Dec '14 June 20, 2015 vs Taylor Lapilus — 2.49/min (L) Jun '15 May 8, 2016 vs Willie Gates — 0.82/min (W) May '16 February 11, 2017 vs Wilson Reis — 2.27/min (L) Feb '17 June 17, 2017 vs Justin Scoggins — 2.53/min (W) Jun '17 September 22, 2017 vs Jussier Formiga — 3.56/min (L) Sep '17 June 23, 2018 vs Jenel Lausa — 2.76/min (W) Jun '18 November 17, 2018 vs Alexandre Pantoja — 3.04/min (L) Nov '18

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Alexandre Pantoja 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · November 17, 2018
7/11Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jenel Lausa 1-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:04 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · June 23, 2018
25/56Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
6:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Jussier Formiga 5-4 walk-in Submission · R1 4:30 — UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami · September 22, 2017
16/32Sig. strikes
9/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Justin Scoggins 4-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:19 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · June 17, 2017
21/41Sig. strikes
37/62Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Wilson Reis 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · February 11, 2017
34/105Sig. strikes
34/84Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Willie Gates 1-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:30 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
7/23Sig. strikes
13/32Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Taylor Lapilus 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne · June 20, 2015
16/41Sig. strikes
31/60Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Leandro Issa 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:13 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · December 20, 2014
8/19Sig. strikes
25/37Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Roland Delorme 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:06 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le · August 23, 2014
5/8Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
24-10-2Pro record
Serra-Longo Fight TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 12
Decision 10
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 5
Decision 3
Other 0

Draws: 2

Fights by organization

Shooto 13
UFC 9
Rizin 6
Deep 3
Vale Tudo Japan 2
GCM 2
Rizin Trigger 1
Full career — 36 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Boyd Allen Decision (unanimous) Rizin 42
May 6, 2023
 Rizin 3 5:00
L Kleber Koike Erbst Submission (rear-naked choke) Rizin Trigger 2
February 23, 2022
 Rizin Trigger 2 3:22
L Yoshinori Horie Decision (unanimous) Rizin 30
September 19, 2021
 Rizin 3 5:00
W Kenta Takizawa Decision (unanimous) Rizin 26
December 31, 2020
 Rizin 3 5:00
L Kai Asakura TKO (broken jaw) Rizin 19
October 12, 2019
 Rizin 1 0:54
L Shintaro Ishiwatari Submission (north-south choke) Rizin 17
July 28, 2019
 Rizin 2 8:58
W Manel Kape Decision (unanimous) Rizin 14
December 31, 2018
 Rizin 3 5:00
L Alexandre Pantoja Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
November 17, 2018
 UFC 1 2:18
W Jenel Lausa Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
June 23, 2018
 UFC 2 4:04
L Jussier Formiga Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
September 23, 2017
 UFC 1 4:30
W Justin Scoggins Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
June 17, 2017
 UFC 2 3:19
L Wilson Reis Decision (unanimous) UFC 208
February 11, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Willie Gates Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016
 UFC 2 2:30
L Taylor Lapilus TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne
June 20, 2015
 UFC 2 1:26
L Leandro Issa Submission (neck crank) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway
December 20, 2014
 UFC 2 4:13
W Roland Delorme Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le
August 23, 2014
 UFC 1 1:06
W Hong Jung-Gi KO (punches) Deep: Fujisan Festival
May 25, 2014
 Deep 1 0:38
W Teruto Ishihara Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Vale Tudo Japan 4th
February 23, 2014
 Vale Tudo Japan 2 1:46
W Keisuke Fujiwara Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: 1st Round 2014
January 13, 2014
 Shooto 1 4:35
W Geun Do Park Submission (rear-naked choke) Vale Tudo Japan 3rd
October 5, 2013
 Vale Tudo Japan 1 1:36
W Kenji Yamamoto KO (punch) Shooto: 3rd Round 2013
July 27, 2013
 Shooto 1 0:11
W Kota Onojima Decision (majority) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 14
April 21, 2013
 Shooto 3 5:00
W Tetsu Suzuki Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 1st Round 2013
January 20, 2013
 Shooto 3 5:00
D Manabu Inoue Draw (majority) Shooto: 12th Round
November 11, 2012
 Shooto 3 5:00
W Teruyuki Matsumoto Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 10
June 30, 2012
 Shooto 1 0:42
W Kazuhiro Ito Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 9
April 14, 2012
 Shooto 2 3:34
W Satoshi Watanabe Decision (unanimous) Deep: Fujisan Festival
January 29, 2012
 Deep 2 5:00
L Guy Delumeau Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 4
September 23, 2011
 Shooto 3 5:00
W Kosuke Kindaichi Decision (majority) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3
July 18, 2011
 Shooto 2 5:00
W Yoshifumi Nakamura Decision (majority) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 2
April 1, 2011
 Shooto 2 5:00
D Yusuke Kagiyama Draw Deep: Shizuoka Impact 2011
February 6, 2011
 Deep 2 5:00
W Yo Saito Decision (unanimous) Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2010 Final
December 18, 2010
 Shooto 2 5:00
W Motohiro Takenawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 4
September 17, 2010
 Shooto 2 5:00
W Keiji Sakuta Submission (rear-naked choke) GCM: Cage Force Preliminary Festival 1
July 25, 2010
 GCM 3 1:03
W Shinji Maeguchi Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Gig Central 20
June 13, 2010
 Shooto 2 1:24
W Atsushi Masukura Submission (rear-naked choke) GCM: Cage Force 16
April 11, 2010
 GCM 1 0:30

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ulka Sasaki) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 66 qualified Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 41.4% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 50.0% avg 56.2%
Takedowns /15 min 3.0 avg 1.7
Takedown accuracy 43.3% avg 36.2%
Takedown defense 41.2% avg 61.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.7
Control time 20.6% avg 20.1%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 45.5%